Rocky Mountain Fur TradeApproximate dates for the purposes of this Forum: 1800-1840Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:54:52 +0000Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:54:52 +0000Muzzle Loading Forumhttp://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/forums/rocky-mountain-fur-trade.23/
Mountain Man riflesSun, 17 Mar 2019 14:56:31 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mountain-man-rifles.110850/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mountain-man-rifles.110850/invalid@example.com (crockett)crockett
IAE, this idea that everyone carried a Henry Flintlock or Hawken percussion, it seems the most common rifle was of some obscure make. It would be interesting to do research on all the known rifles carried by various mountain men.]]>50Holster or sash tucked?Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:53:19 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/holster-or-sash-tucked.113600/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/holster-or-sash-tucked.113600/invalid@example.com (Grimord)Grimord5Polish exiles in Russian California?Thu, 28 Feb 2019 12:31:18 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/polish-exiles-in-russian-california.113406/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/polish-exiles-in-russian-california.113406/invalid@example.com (hyuzu)hyuzu
On page 139, he says that "A historian who checked the roll of the Russian garrison at Fort Ross" discovered that between 1/4 and 1/3 of the men listed were Poles, likely exiles from the 1794 Kosciuszko Rebellion. Unfortunately Davies doesn't seem to mention who this historian was, or precisely what year the roster was from.

If anyone here is familiar with the history of...

Polish exiles in Russian California?]]>2just starting out clothingMon, 04 Feb 2019 17:58:01 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/just-starting-out-clothing.109082/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/just-starting-out-clothing.109082/invalid@example.com (rusty)rusty21What Footgear for the Mountain ManWed, 30 Jan 2019 01:36:14 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/what-footgear-for-the-mountain-man.18424/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/what-footgear-for-the-mountain-man.18424/invalid@example.com (Turtle2)Turtle2
-Turtle2-]]>39How did they deal with dry ball ?Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:43:31 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/how-did-they-deal-with-dry-ball.108368/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/how-did-they-deal-with-dry-ball.108368/invalid@example.com (BSchroe)BSchroe
Again. He brought up a good question . How did the old
Trappers handle dry ball ?]]>20Question on children in Oregon Country 1800s-30sWed, 16 Jan 2019 15:59:19 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/question-on-children-in-oregon-country-1800s-30s.111573/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/question-on-children-in-oregon-country-1800s-30s.111573/invalid@example.com (hyuzu)hyuzu
During the period after Lewis and Clarks trip down the Columbia and before the Oregon Trail migrations of the 1840s, there were instances of trappers, sailors, and employees of the HBC or NWC having children in the Oregon Country, usually with local indigenous women they'd married. I'd like to know a bit more about how, prior to the 1840s, these couples would have raised and...

]]>18Jaco Finley's knifeSat, 17 Feb 2018 16:39:47 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/jaco-finleys-knife.109128/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/jaco-finleys-knife.109128/invalid@example.com (Bo T)Bo T3Mountain Man TrekkingTue, 26 Dec 2017 15:52:53 +0000http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mountain-man-trekking.108598/
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/mountain-man-trekking.108598/invalid@example.com (crockett)crockett
Not quite sure how it could be arranged. Probably start with the trapping. It would be great to use PC square jawed traps and all the pc accouterments- bait...